PLOS BiologyNov 15, 2024
Using #SocialInformation... @evogom @AlarconNietoG & @LucyMAplinA use a cultural diffusion experiment to reveal that #GreatTits use payoff-biased #SocialLearning when immigrating into an environment with different environmental cues & rewards #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3CpSzOG
Immigrant birds learn from socially observed differences in payoffs when their environment changes

Theory predicts that strategic flexibility in using social information can help individuals make adaptive decisions. A large-scale cultural diffusion experiment reveals that great tits (Parus major) use a payoff-biased social learning strategy when immigrating into an environment with different environmental cues and rewards.

Elinor M. LichtenbergNov 19, 2022

#Introduction

#AssistantProfessor at U. of North Texas #UNT. I study #BehavioralEcology (#BehaviouralEcology) and #CommunityEcology with #insect #pollinators. My lab focuses on how #GlobalChange affects pollinator communities and the interactions within those communities, including #bee #foraging behavior.

Current projects study pollinators in #rangeland and #SocialInformation use across insect functional groups. Also collaborating with #TPWD to assess #conservation status of TX #NativeBees.